Thus spake Biden.
Though it's possible the cloth dates from Jesus' lifetime, Rogers noted, actual connection to Jesus can never be proven.
OK, great. Let's say it isn't the burial shroud of Jesus, thereby removing the temptation to invoke, or fear of invoking, the supernatural.
What do the circumstances happen to be that lead to the creation of the image of a dead body in juxtaposition to linen? What is the physical mechanism? What specific features can be explained by this mechanism?
Analysis, son, analysis. This is a unique artifact, and therefore scientifically interesting on its own merits, regardless of any religious association.
Cheers!
He sounds more like the love-child of John Kerry and Al Franklin.